Hyderabad Tragedy: Odisha Plans to Get Rid of Stray Dogs from Streets

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has directed ordered all the Chief District Veterinary Officers (CDVO) to remain vigilant and keep the streets free from stray dogs after horrific incident of dog attack in Hyderabad.

Directing the CDVOs, Animal Resources Development Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain tweeted, “Seeing this horrifying incident at Hyderabad, I have directed respective CDVOs of all 30 districts of Odisha to be strictly vigilant and remove stray dogs from the road. The CDVOs have also been instructed to take immediate & proper action regarding this.”

Seeing this horrifying incident at Hyderabad, I have directed respective CDVO's of all 30 districts of #Odisha to be strictly vigilant and remove stray dogs from road. CDVO's have also been instructed to take immediate & proper action regarding this. @dahvsodisha @vijayyeddula pic.twitter.com/cwjfNMsXXH

— Ranendra Pratap Swain (@rajaaswain) February 22, 2023

Earlier, within 24 hours two dog attacks were reported from Hyderabad.  A 4-year-old boy identified as Rishi was brutally attacked by stray dogs. One day before this, a pack of stray dogs roaming in a street mauled a 4-year-old boy at a housing society in Hyderabad. The boy succumbed to his injuries in a hospital.

The shocking incident was captured on CCTV. In the video, the boy walking around playfully was attacked by a pack of stray dogs. The ferocious dogs pinned him down. The terrified child tried to run, but the dogs pushed him to the ground and bit him all over. The innocent victim could not escape from their clutches despite making all efforts.

According to police sources, the father of the child, Gangadhar, serves as a security guard at the housing complex where the gruesome incident occurred. Hearing the loud cry of the child injured by the stray dogs, his father rushed to rescue him. The child was immediately taken to a hospital, where the doctors declared him dead.